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Responding to fire, crews find 2-year-old home alone

Published On: Aug 30 2013 04:46:29 PM CDT

DAVENPORT, Iowa -

Davenport firefighters responding to a house fire rescued a toddler who had been left home alone.

The Quad-City Times newspaper reports firefighters responded to a fire Friday morning in an older home that had been converted to a duplex. They found fire in a second-floor kitchen and a 2-year-old boy in an adjacent living room.

A firefighter was injured as he rescued the boy from a second-floor window. The firefighters was later treated at a hospital and released.

The boy wasn't injured but was taken to a hospital to be examined.

His father arrived at the home a few minutes after firefighters responded.

Police are investigating the matter. Authorities didn't release names of those involved.

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